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Ingrained : the making of a craftsman
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by Wiesen, Jean Marie, author.
BIO TUBMAN
Doppelganger : a trip into the mirror world
by Klein, Naomi, 1970-
BIO KLEIN
Who I always was : a memoir
by Okokon, Theresa, author.
BIO OKOKON
The house of my mother : a daughter's quest for freedom
by Franke, Shari, 2003- author.
BIO FRANKE
Food for thought : essays & ruminations
by Brown, Alton, 1962- author.
BIO BROWN
That librarian : the fight against book banning in America
by Jones, Amanda, author.
BIO JONES
The small and the mighty : twelve unsung Americans who changed the course of history, from the founding to the civil rights movement
by McMahon, Sharon, 1949- author.
920.073 MCM
After the North Pole : a story of survival, mythmaking, and melting ice
by Kagge, Erling, author.
BIO KAGGE
Alligator tears : a memoir in essays
by Gomez, Edgar (Writer), author.
BIO GOMEZ
Some of us just fall : on nature and not getting better
by Atkin, Polly, author.
BIO ATKIN
Stranger in my own land : Palestine, Israel and one family's story of home
by Jurays, Fida?, author.
BIO JURAYS
Realm of ice and sky : triumph, tragedy, and history's greatest Arctic rescue
by Levy, Buddy, 1960- author.
BIO NOBILE
Family romance : John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers
by Strouse, Jean, 1945- author.
BIO SARGENT
Brooke Shields is not allowed to get old : thoughts on aging as a woman
by Shields, Brooke, 1965- author.
BIO SHIELDS
How good it is I have no fear of dying : Lieutenant Yulia Mykytenko's fight for Ukraine
by Marlowe, Lara, author.
BIO MYKYTENKO
Talk to me : lessons from a family forged by history
by Benjamin, Rich (Richard M.), author.
BIO BENJAMIN
Mainline mama : a memoir
by Harris, Keeonna author.
BIO HARRIS
Bread and milk
by Ramqvist, Karolina, 1976- author.
BIO RAMQVIST
No fault : a memoir of romance and divorce
by Mlotek, Haley, author.
BIO MLOTEK
Source code : my beginnings
by Gates, Bill, 1955- author.
BIO GATES
What becomes a legend most : a biography of Richard Avedon
by Gefter, Philip, author.
BIO AVEDON
The survivor : how I made it through six concentration camps and became a Nazi hunter
by Lewkowicz, Josef, author.
BIO LEWKOWICZ
Memorial days : a memoir
by Brooks, Geraldine, author.
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From these roots : my fight with Harvard to reclaim my legacy
by Lanier, Tamara, 1962- author.
BIO LANIER
Woody Allen : a travesty of a mockery of a sham
by McGilligan, Patrick, author.
BIO ALLEN
Reading the waves : a memoir
by Yuknavitch, Lidia, author.
BIO YUKNAVITCH
Fearless and free : a memoir
by Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975, author.
BIO BAKER
Wild West Village : not a memior (unless I win an Oscar, die tragically, or score a country #1)
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Shattered : a memoir
by Kureishi, Hanif, author.
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Bibliophobia : a memoir
by Chihaya, Sarah, author.
BIO CHIHAYA
Like a sky inside
by Alikavazovic, Jakuta, author.
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The many lives of Anne Frank
by Franklin, Ruth, author.
BIO FRANK
Einstein's tutor : the story of Emmy Noether and the invention of modern physics
by Phillips, Lee (Computational physicist), author.
BIO NOETHER
The waiting game : the untold story of the women who served the Tudor queens
by Clark, Nicola (Associate lecturer in history), author.
BIO TUDOR
El Cid : the life and afterlife of a medieval mercenary
by Berend, Nora, author.
BIO CID
Three wild dogs (and the truth) : a memoir
by Zusak, Markus, author, photographer.
BIO ZUSAK
I am nobody's slave : how uncovering my family's history set me free
by Hawkins, Lee, author.
BIO HAWKINS
All the beauty in the world : the Metropolitan Museum of Art and me
by Bringley, Patrick, author.
BIO BRINGLEY
How to share an egg : a true story of hunger, love, and plenty
by Reichert, Bonny, author.
BIO REICHERT
Asian/other : life, poems, and the problem of memoir
by Ravinthiran, Vidyan, author.
BIO RAVINTHIRAN
Riding like the wind : the life of Sanora Babb
by Dunkle, Iris Jamahl, author.
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I once was lost : my search for God in America
by Lemon, Don, 1966- author
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Ingrained : the making of a craftsman
by Robinson, Callum, author.
BIO ROBINSON
Harriet Tubman : military scout and tenacious visionary : from her roots in Ghana to her legacy on the Eastern Shore
by Wiesen, Jean Marie, author.
BIO TUBMAN
Doppelganger : a trip into the mirror world
by Klein, Naomi, 1970-
BIO KLEIN
Who I always was : a memoir
by Okokon, Theresa, author.
BIO OKOKON
The house of my mother : a daughter's quest for freedom
by Franke, Shari, 2003- author.
BIO FRANKE
Food for thought : essays & ruminations
by Brown, Alton, 1962- author.
BIO BROWN
That librarian : the fight against book banning in America
by Jones, Amanda, author.
BIO JONES
The small and the mighty : twelve unsung Americans who changed the course of history, from the founding to the civil rights movement
by McMahon, Sharon, 1949- author.
920.073 MCM
After the North Pole : a story of survival, mythmaking, and melting ice
by Kagge, Erling, author.
BIO KAGGE
Alligator tears : a memoir in essays
by Gomez, Edgar (Writer), author.
BIO GOMEZ
Some of us just fall : on nature and not getting better
by Atkin, Polly, author.
BIO ATKIN
Stranger in my own land : Palestine, Israel and one family's story of home
by Jurays, Fida?, author.
BIO JURAYS
Realm of ice and sky : triumph, tragedy, and history's greatest Arctic rescue
by Levy, Buddy, 1960- author.
BIO NOBILE
Family romance : John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers
by Strouse, Jean, 1945- author.
BIO SARGENT
Brooke Shields is not allowed to get old : thoughts on aging as a woman
by Shields, Brooke, 1965- author.
BIO SHIELDS
How good it is I have no fear of dying : Lieutenant Yulia Mykytenko's fight for Ukraine
by Marlowe, Lara, author.
BIO MYKYTENKO
Talk to me : lessons from a family forged by history
by Benjamin, Rich (Richard M.), author.
BIO BENJAMIN
Mainline mama : a memoir
by Harris, Keeonna author.
BIO HARRIS
Bread and milk
by Ramqvist, Karolina, 1976- author.
BIO RAMQVIST
No fault : a memoir of romance and divorce
by Mlotek, Haley, author.
BIO MLOTEK
Source code : my beginnings
by Gates, Bill, 1955- author.
BIO GATES
What becomes a legend most : a biography of Richard Avedon
by Gefter, Philip, author.
BIO AVEDON
The survivor : how I made it through six concentration camps and became a Nazi hunter
by Lewkowicz, Josef, author.
BIO LEWKOWICZ
Memorial days : a memoir
by Brooks, Geraldine, author.
BIO BROOKS
From these roots : my fight with Harvard to reclaim my legacy
by Lanier, Tamara, 1962- author.
BIO LANIER
Woody Allen : a travesty of a mockery of a sham
by McGilligan, Patrick, author.
BIO ALLEN
Reading the waves : a memoir
by Yuknavitch, Lidia, author.
BIO YUKNAVITCH
Fearless and free : a memoir
by Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975, author.
BIO BAKER
Wild West Village : not a memior (unless I win an Oscar, die tragically, or score a country #1)
by Kirke, Lola, author.
BIO KIRKE
Shattered : a memoir
by Kureishi, Hanif, author.
BIO KUREISHI
Bibliophobia : a memoir
by Chihaya, Sarah, author.
BIO CHIHAYA
Like a sky inside
by Alikavazovic, Jakuta, author.
BIO ALIKAVAZOVIC
The many lives of Anne Frank
by Franklin, Ruth, author.
BIO FRANK
Einstein's tutor : the story of Emmy Noether and the invention of modern physics
by Phillips, Lee (Computational physicist), author.
BIO NOETHER
The waiting game : the untold story of the women who served the Tudor queens
by Clark, Nicola (Associate lecturer in history), author.
BIO TUDOR
El Cid : the life and afterlife of a medieval mercenary
by Berend, Nora, author.
BIO CID
Three wild dogs (and the truth) : a memoir
by Zusak, Markus, author, photographer.
BIO ZUSAK
I am nobody's slave : how uncovering my family's history set me free
by Hawkins, Lee, author.
BIO HAWKINS
All the beauty in the world : the Metropolitan Museum of Art and me
by Bringley, Patrick, author.
BIO BRINGLEY
How to share an egg : a true story of hunger, love, and plenty
by Reichert, Bonny, author.
BIO REICHERT
Asian/other : life, poems, and the problem of memoir
by Ravinthiran, Vidyan, author.
BIO RAVINTHIRAN
Riding like the wind : the life of Sanora Babb
by Dunkle, Iris Jamahl, author.
BIO BABB
I once was lost : my search for God in America
by Lemon, Don, 1966- author
BIO LEMON
Ask not : the Kennedys and the women they destroyed
by Callahan, Maureen (Journalist), author.
BIO KENNEDY
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